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The Belitung Shipwreck and the Tang-Abbasid Trade
In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the remarkable Belitung shipwreck, a ninth-century Arab dhow discovered off the coast of Indonesia. The ship's cargo of over 60,000 Changsha bowls and gold coins offers a rare, tangible link to the bustling maritime trade between the Tang dynasty and the Abbasid Caliphate. They explore how the ship was built, what the cargo reveals about early global commerce, and the ongoing controversy over its excavation and display. The conversation touches on the monsoon routes that connected Siraf to Guangzhou, the role of the Persian Gulf port of Siraf…
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